Vehicle-hub



(No Model.)

J. MARIS.

VEHICLE HUB. No. 305,398. Patented Sept. 16 ,1884.

H? l 5251 E WITNESSES 2 ATENT tries.

JARED MARIS, OF COLUMBUS, ASSIGNOR TO S. N. BROWN AND COMPANY,

- OF DAYTON, OHIO.

VEHICLE-HUB.

SPECIFICATIQN forming part of Letters Patent No. 305,398, datedSeptember 16, 1884.

Application filed April 24, 1e84, (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JARID MAnIs, of Columbus, in the county of Franklinand State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inHubs; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it pertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in vehicle-hubs, the object beingto provide a metal band around the central portion of the wooden hub,with openings through the band to receive the spokes approximately attheir full size, and the division-walls between the said openingsextending inward and radially to some distance, and joined at the end,respectively, by annular flanges extending from the band inwardly, sothat the partition-walls and flanges form rectangular sockets to receivethe spokes. A further object is to construct the band proper of suchwidth that the ends will extend some distance beyond the said internalflange aforesaid, and embrace on the one side the full size of thewooden hub, while the other side is adapted to embrace an intermediateband between the outer band and wood, the latter band embracing the rearand reduced end of the hub; or the central band may embrace such otherfilling as may be preferred instead of the rear band. A further objectis to provide an annular groove on the side of each of the insideflanges, to receive elastic packing or other material suitable toexclude water.

WVith these objects in view my invention consists in certain features ofconstruction and in combination of parts hereinafter described, andpointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is an elevation of my improvedhub. Fig. 2 is a view in perspective of the central band. Fig. 3 is anelevation of the hub with the bands removed. Fig. 4 is a transversesection of 45 the rear band. Fig. 5 is a transverse section through thehub and centralbands. Fig. ,6 is

a longitudinal section through the center of the hub and bands.

A represents the central band, with the openings at for the reception ofthe spokes.

These openings are of such size that the spokes are admitted the fullsize, or=nearly so. The division-walls a between these openings extendinward and radially some distance, and are joined at the ends,respectively, by the annular inside flanges a that togetherthe flangesand partition-wallsinclose rectangular spaces and form sockets for thereception of the spokes. The band proper extends some distance beyondthe flanges a, and embraces on the front the full size of thehub. Theshape of the wooden hub B is shown in Fig. 2, the front part at I) beingas large as the band will receive, while the center andl rear parts areof such size as the flanges a and the walls a will slip over and restfirmly upon when in position, with the front flange a buttingagainst theshoulder b of the wooden hub.

O is a band that embraces the'rear or reduced end of the wooden hub, andthe forward part of this band passes under the band A. The flanges a maybe provided each with annular grooves a on their sides to receive arubber gasket, I, and so located that the shoulder 1) of the wooden hubon the one hand and the end of the band 0 on the other hand abut againstand hold the rings or gaskets I compressed in their respective seats.The hub B has mortises b, to receive the small tenons of the spokes, andform shoulders, either square or beveled, as may be preferred, engagingsimilar shoulders on the sides of the spokes.

It will be seen that the spokes, approximately the full size and forsome depth, are firmly secured in metal sockets, while the reduced endsor tenons are held in the wooden hub, thus binding the whole structuretogether, and without any outside flanges or other outward projections.

What I claim is 1. A metal band for hubs, made in a single piece, andprovided on its inner side with inwardly-projectin g spokesockets,substantially as set forth.

2. In a vehicle-wheel hub, a metal band 5 made in a singlepiece andadapted to encircle the central portion of a hub, said band beingprovided with spoke'openings,with their: four sidewalls extendedinwardly from the inner surface of the ends of the band, substantiallyI00 as set forth.

3. The combination, with a hub provided with an annular shoulder andaseries of spokeive sides of the flanges a substantially as setmortises, of a metal band, madein a single piece, and provided withinwardly-extended spoke-sockets, substantially as set forth.

' 4. The combination, with the bands A and O and the hub 13, arranged asdescribed, of the gaskets I, intermediate between the respect ive insideflanges, a and the shoulder 12' and band 0, and preferably more or lessinclosed 10 in annular grooves or recesses in the respectforth.

In testimony whereof I sign this specification, in the presence of twoWitnesses, this 18th day of April, 1884:.

JARED MARIS.

\Vitnesses:

ALBERT E. LYNCH, CHAS. H. DORER.

